The ‘efficient and helpful’ corporate and commercial team at Freeths LLP handles a range of matters, including corporate restructurings, forward funding agreements and share purchase agreements. The practice is headed up by Sarah Moore who stands out for her expertise in the care sector and has been praised for her ’forensic eye for detail.’

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Testimonials

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  • 'They always make themselves available and flex around the client's needs. They also provide a single point of contact who takes accountability so that the burden of fielding queries to various disciplines does not fall on the client.'

  • ‘Sarah Moore is an absolute stand out. She has a forensic eye for detail, but balances this with logic and pragmatism.'

  • 'They are a fantastic team.’
  • ‘The team is efficient and helpful. The quality of work is comparable to some city firms but at a more reasonable fee.'

  • ‘Friendly and approachable.'

  • ‘Highly professional and knowledgeable, yet approachable. Very responsive and welcoming, always able to be contact and able to answer any questions. Very collaborative, able to draw in other skills to a project, only when needed.'

  • ‘I can't praise Sarah Moore and Rosanna Brown enough. Highly intelligent, experienced and knowledgeable but also down to earth, approachable and make you feel you can ask them anything.'

Key clients

  • LNT Group
  • Anchor Hanover Group
  • Pressbeau Care Homes
  • Optimo Care Group Limited
  • Country Court Care Group (including Halesowen Care Development Limited)
  • Yorkare Homes Limited
  • Danforth Care Partners
  • Westbrook Resources
  • Workspace Design and Build Limited
  • Warwick Capital Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Workspace Design and Build on its move to become an employee-owned company.
  • Advised Westbrook Holdings Limited, trading as Westbrook Resources, on the sale by its shareholders to an Employee Ownership Trust.
  • Advised Halesowen Care Development Limited (as the borrower) on the entry into a circa £8.3m loan facility agreement with Cynergy Bank Limited (as the lender).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sarah Moore

Other key lawyers

Rosanna Brown